Editorial credit: Loredana Sangiuliano / shutterstock.com WASHINGTON: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that it only recognizes two biological sexes, male and female. Consistent with the Jan. 20, 2025, executive order, Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, USCIS is returning to its historical […]
The SAVE Act could unfairly prevent millions from voting Today, the House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a measure that could unfairly prevent millions of eligible voters from casting ballots. In response, Greta Bedekovics, associate director of Democracy Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: The SAVE Act is not […]
Washington, DC — America’s Voice continues to pose the same essential question: “At what cost?” to Americans is the Trump administration willing to proceed with its costly mass deportation agenda? This week, the focus is on how Trump’s immigration and mass deportation dragnet will have on the caregiving and healthcare industries. In “How Trump’s immigration policies could […]
WASHINGTON— On April 9, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin considering aliens’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. This will immediately affect aliens applying for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students and aliens affiliated with educational institutions linked to […]
By Nicole Chang, ACoM | Photo courtesy of the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles Some are now reconsidering where they send their children to college and whether they take that long-planned trip abroad.The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles and the Consulate General of Korea in Los Angeles hosted a luncheon on Tuesday, March […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Rabanser / shutterstock.com In a significant policy shift, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), permitting the sharing of confidential taxpayer information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to facilitate the identification and deportation of […]
In small nations like Trinidad and Tobago, the concentration of wealth and influence in the hands of a few individuals and businesses can disproportionately sway governmental policies, often at the expense of the general citizenry. This phenomenon, while not unique to the twin-island republic, poses a significant challenge to democratic principles and equitable development. Several […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. Trinidad & Tobago, a nation celebrated for its rich cultural tapestry, grapples with a persistent and deeply entrenched racial divide within its political landscape. This division, largely rooted in the historical legacies of colonialism and plantation society, has been consistently exploited by political actors, including third parties, for their own gain, […]
By John Lowrey, THE CONSERVATION Agricultural employers who provide farmworkers with health insurance earn higher profits, even after accounting for the cost of that coverage. In addition, farmworkers who get health insurance through their employers are more productive and earn more money than those who do not. These are the key findings from our study published in […]
By Xóchitl Bada, THE CONVERSATION The Trump administration has repeatedly said it wants to deport as many people as possible. What that means for the estimated 8.3 million unauthorized immigrants in the American workforce is unclear. It is also unclear whether those mass deportations will happen. The deportations recorded so far aren’t on track to meet Trump’s goal. And […]